5 Feb 2013, 17:40
The Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform will resume its hearings on the General Scheme of the Freedom of Information Bill 2012 when it meets with a number of interested stakeholders tomorrow, Wednesday, 6th February 2013.
Those attending tomorrow’s meeting are:
Session I: 10-11.30am
Seamus Dooley, National Union of Journalists
Session II: 11.30am-1pm
Gavin Sheridan, Thestory.ie
Session III: 2.30-4pm
Luke Bukha, Anti-Deportation Ireland
Session IV: 4.30-6pm
Emily O’Reilly, Information Commissioner
Ciarán Lynch, TD, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, said: “The Bill plans to reform and extend Freedom of Information legislation and also to extend the Information Commissioner’s jurisdiction to all public bodies. If we are to have greater transparency and accountability in our public and political system, it is important that we have the necessary legislation in place to allow greater access to official information from our public and administrative bodies.
“Tomorrow, we will resume our hearings on the General Scheme of the Freedom of Information Bill 2012 when we meet with a number of interested stakeholders. They will have a chance to outline their views on the Bill, consider the changes being envisaged and give their perspective on how the proposed legislation will impact on the current Freedom of Information regime. Committee members will also have an opportunity to raise any issues or concerns they may have on the subject.”
This meeting will start in Committee Room 4, Leinster House at 9.30am on Wednesday, 6th February 2013.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/watchlisten/
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551
Committee Membership
Deputies
Richard Boyd-Barrett, People Before Profit
Michael Creed, Fine Gael
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein
Stephen Donnelly, Independent
Sean Fleming, Fianna Fáil
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
Peter Mathews, Fine Gael
Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Fein
Ciarán Lynch, Labour Party (Chairman)
Michael McGrath, Fianna Fáil
Dara Murphy, Fine Gael
Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael
Arthur Spring, Labour Party
Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin
Billy Timmins, Fine Gael
Liam Twomey, Fine Gael
Simon Harris, Fine Gael
Aodhán Ó'Ríordáin, Labour Party
Senators
Sean D Barrett
Thomas Byrne
Paul Coghlan
Michael D’Arcy
Aideen Hayden
Tom Sheahan